External interference a major obstacle to Palestinian reconciliation
AMMAN: When the PLO leadership was in exile, Yasser Arafat would often…
German student wins EU photo contest on Egypt's contrasts
CAIRO: Philipp Spalek, a 25-year old student from Germany, won the Delegation…
Nearly a third of Egypt's children malnourished, says report
CAIRO: Despite a number of positive economic indicators, Egypt has a hunger…
Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'
It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the…
Waiting for Obama
This is the season for Asian gatherings. The Association of Southeast Asian…
Saudi bombs Yemen rebels across border, say diplomats
SANAA: Saudi Arabia has launched a large military incursion across the border…
Hope for the Roma
BRUSSELS: Hated, alienated, and shunned as thieves and worse, the Roma have…
The new monetary disorder
PRINCETON: Currency chaos is back, highlighting demands for a revised international monetary…
Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case
MILAN: An Italian judge found 23 Americans and two Italians guilty Wednesday…
Israel after Goldstone
TOLEDO: Israel's predicament with the Judge Richard Goldstone's report accusing it of…